"can't be overstated", you mean

mh- 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

You're absolutely right! I should have used the correct word when writing the Hacker News comment.

(lol, yes, thank you.)

glenstein 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

This one is interesting because I have seen a fair amount of "can't be understated" on reddit also. Interesting case of linguistic drift.

	▲	mh- 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		In my case it was just me straight up using the wrong word by accident. Parent commenter caught it inside the edit window but I left it alone so their comment wasn't out of context. :)
	▲	gjvc 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		linguistic drift my ass